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and today, president obama did his part by hitting an independent bookstore in virginia. >>> the truth is, though, small businesses need a lot more attention than just one day a year, but on this day, the mom- and-pop stores will take all the attention they can get. here's more on the big small saturday. >> reporter: if things went as well this year for many small businesses as they did last year, well, then, small businesses did okay. of course, that's the idea between small business saturday. between black friday which this year got a head start with thanksgiving sales and before cyber monday comes still another campaign. small business saturday. why? >> it means a lot, because these days we get lost in the shuffle to some degree, especially with the online presence and so on. >> reporter: generally small businesses can't complete with big business discounts. there are other good reasons to shop at a small business. >> people will come into a small store, usually operated be i the owner or people very close to the business, so we'll handle each customer as if it's our only customer.
and today, president obama did his part by hitting an independent bookstore in virginia. >>> the truth is, though, small businesses need a lot more attention than just one day a year, but on this day, the mom- and-pop stores will take all the attention they can get. here's more on the big small saturday. >> reporter: if things went as well this year for many small businesses as they did last year, well, then, small businesses did okay. of course, that's the idea between small...
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when faced with two options of boxes, romney on the right, obama on the left, mr. nuts chose to do his business on the right. apparently it's a stamp of disapproval for the republican hopeful. mr. nuts has a short history of picking losers. owners say he foresaw the defeat of the pittsburgh steelers in super bowl xlv and the patriots the following year. so he has some credibility. >> mr. nuts is two for two. >> there you go. >> we'll see if he's right. who knows. >>> well, the giants good luck charm at the zoo finally got a name. they are going to call him romo. >> perfect. >> like that. >> not mr. nuts. >> no. but the orange headed monkey was born during the nlcs series before the giants even made it to the world series and the team had nothing but success after her birth. she is named romo after giants closer sergio romo. zookeepers say the name fits with the little monkey's personality. >> i want to see the monkey's daddy. a redhead is unusual. >> i'm not part of this conversation. >> that's it for cbs 5 news at noon. captions by: caption colorado comments@capti
when faced with two options of boxes, romney on the right, obama on the left, mr. nuts chose to do his business on the right. apparently it's a stamp of disapproval for the republican hopeful. mr. nuts has a short history of picking losers. owners say he foresaw the defeat of the pittsburgh steelers in super bowl xlv and the patriots the following year. so he has some credibility. >> mr. nuts is two for two. >> there you go. >> we'll see if he's right. who knows. >>>...
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israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu agreed to a cease- fire after president obama called and urged him to give it a chance. earlier wednesday, an explosion tore through a bus in a busy section of tel aviv. emergency crews rushed to the scene to treat the injured. hamas has not claimed responsibility but praised the attack. today the white house called the bus bomb in tel aviv a terrorist attack and reaffirmed the u.s. commitment to israel's security. during the fighting, hamas fired more than 1,000 rockets into israel and israel launched more than 1500 attacks including air strikes killing more than 140 people in gaza. the white house says the president called egypt's president and netanyahu to commend them for working together. under the cease-fire agreement, hamas has agreed not to fire rockets into israel and israel agreed to end its policy of assassinating top militant leaders. danielle nottingham, back to you. >> thank you. >>> a massive clean-up is under way at ocean beach in san francisco right now. a large section of the beach may have been contaminated with raw sewage. aro
israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu agreed to a cease- fire after president obama called and urged him to give it a chance. earlier wednesday, an explosion tore through a bus in a busy section of tel aviv. emergency crews rushed to the scene to treat the injured. hamas has not claimed responsibility but praised the attack. today the white house called the bus bomb in tel aviv a terrorist attack and reaffirmed the u.s. commitment to israel's security. during the fighting, hamas fired more...
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. >> on election night president obama was on the phone with the four top leaders of the house and the senate. >>> and traders are worried about possible tax increases and spending cuts if there's no congressional action concerning the impending "fiscal cliff." and the fiscal crisis in europe is dragging the market down. yesterday, the dow had its worst day of the year, blue chips falling 312. wall street opening flat today. >>> some californians will get some money back for public schools. prop 30 reduces the risk of more budget cuts for the california state university system a midyear fee hike will be canceled. many students may get a refund on the previous hike of some $249. prop 30 won't solve all the state's problems, though. >> we have to make sure over the next few years that we pay our bills, we invest in the right programs, but we don't go on any spending binges like we did in the days where you had the dot-com boom. >> prop 30 will also bring about $210 million in funding for community colleges. it will show up in sales taxes and people who make more than $250,000. >>> you ca
. >> on election night president obama was on the phone with the four top leaders of the house and the senate. >>> and traders are worried about possible tax increases and spending cuts if there's no congressional action concerning the impending "fiscal cliff." and the fiscal crisis in europe is dragging the market down. yesterday, the dow had its worst day of the year, blue chips falling 312. wall street opening flat today. >>> some californians will get some...
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. >> this weekend president obama did his part by hitting an independent bookstore in virginia. he took his girls shopping at a store called one more page. he bought books and shook hands of shoppers and employees. >>> well, cyber monday may be more your style. you can find good deals online while keeping your credit and identity safe with this... >> reporter: cyber monday deals aim for the 72 million americans who say they will do holiday shop from the office this year. when shopping online, confirm a website is secure before entering any information. look for an s after http in the url. paying with a credit card will offer more protections than debit. check statements regularly to make sure the only charges are ones you made. keep record of order confirmations and receipt with a designated folder in you your inbox or an app. retailers officially adopted the cyber monday moniker in 2005. seven years later it may be time for a name change with a boom in mobile and consumer shopping from sentence and tablets. a reminder for those that -- sentence and tablets. don't use public wif
. >> this weekend president obama did his part by hitting an independent bookstore in virginia. he took his girls shopping at a store called one more page. he bought books and shook hands of shoppers and employees. >>> well, cyber monday may be more your style. you can find good deals online while keeping your credit and identity safe with this... >> reporter: cyber monday deals aim for the 72 million americans who say they will do holiday shop from the office this year....
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in his first press conference since his re-election president obama calls on compromise and focus to avoid the "fiscal cliff." >> he seems confident it can be done. >> we face a very clear deadline that requires us to make some big decisions on jobs, taxes, and deficits by the end of the year. both parties voted to set this deadline. and i believe that both parties can work together to make these decisions in a balanced and responsible way. >> the president says he will not agree to any budget deal that extends current tax rates for the wealthiest americans and says his stand on that issue was validated by voters. congressional republicans have said they are willing to include new tax revenue in a deficit reduction deal but they have been adamant that the tax rates themselves do not increase. >>> let's see how wall street is reacting to the news. not so good, down 124 points so far. >>> one of the key moments in the news conference came when the president took on republicans critical of his handling of the 9/11 attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. the president strongly defende
in his first press conference since his re-election president obama calls on compromise and focus to avoid the "fiscal cliff." >> he seems confident it can be done. >> we face a very clear deadline that requires us to make some big decisions on jobs, taxes, and deficits by the end of the year. both parties voted to set this deadline. and i believe that both parties can work together to make these decisions in a balanced and responsible way. >> the president says he...
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obama, sasha and malia did christmas shopping in arlington, virginia. the president apparently looked up a title on the checkout counter and bought 15 children's books that will given to family members. >>> one man's convenience is another man's annoyance. people in one town were upset with a neighborhood 7/11 being opened at all hours so they took them to court. and won. but cbs 5 reporter christin ayers explains the fight isn't over yet. >> reporter: it started two and a half years ago. this fairfax convenience store that was supposed to be open from -- well, 7:00 to 11:00 open 24/7. >> come out on your front porch and you see them. >> reporter: you might have guessed the couple who lives next door wasn't exactly saying oh thank heaven. >> there was noise and a lot of hanging out. you know we could be in our house with the doors closed and the it wases on and hear a -- televisions on and hear four letter words in our home. >> reporter: the beginning of the big battle. on one end the store owner, on the other the family who lived here in relative peace
obama, sasha and malia did christmas shopping in arlington, virginia. the president apparently looked up a title on the checkout counter and bought 15 children's books that will given to family members. >>> one man's convenience is another man's annoyance. people in one town were upset with a neighborhood 7/11 being opened at all hours so they took them to court. and won. but cbs 5 reporter christin ayers explains the fight isn't over yet. >> reporter: it started two and a half...
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obama, republican challenger mitt romney will have a full slate of campaign events today. yesterday he was in florida, today he will stump for votes in virginia. >>> nurses plan another 24-hour strike today at several bay area hospitals. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is in the newsroom to explain what's behind it. good morning, cate. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. the issue is the same as the past three strikes reduction in patient care and disputes over contract negotiations. nurses say they will be out picketing as early as 7 a.m. and rallies will start at 11 a.m. this strike will involve 3200 nurses and several hundred respiratory, x-ray and other technicians. it will affect 7 bay area sutter healthcare hospitals. yesterday, nurses spent time prepping for their signs for today. these nurses have been in contract negotiations for the past 18 months. they say hospital management repeatedly misrepresented them. >> you know, for the nurses it's going to be whatever it takes as long as it takes. there's no -- this isn't a game for the nurses. this is life and death. >>
obama, republican challenger mitt romney will have a full slate of campaign events today. yesterday he was in florida, today he will stump for votes in virginia. >>> nurses plan another 24-hour strike today at several bay area hospitals. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is in the newsroom to explain what's behind it. good morning, cate. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. the issue is the same as the past three strikes reduction in patient care and disputes over contract...
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. >>> president obama left today for a historic trip to asia. mr. obama will become the first u.s. president to visit myanmar, also known as burma. that nation is moving towards democracy after decades of civil war and military rule. he will also stop in thailand and cambodia, where he will attend an east asia summit. this is the president's fourth trip to asia since he became president. >>> man wins over electronics. at least for now. human tolltakers get to keep their jobs a little while longer at the golden gate bridge. what's delaying the new electronics toll taking system. >> it's not if but when so that's why it's so important to be prepared. >> life changing disaster could happen at any time in the bay area. what you need to know before the worst happens. ,, ,,,, you know how much grandma wanted to be here for your fist christmas? you see grandma lives waaaay down here, and you live way up here. brian, your cousin, he's a little bit older than you, he lives here, in chicago. and your aunt lisa lives here, in baltimore. uncle earnie? waaay out in hawaii. but don't you worry,
. >>> president obama left today for a historic trip to asia. mr. obama will become the first u.s. president to visit myanmar, also known as burma. that nation is moving towards democracy after decades of civil war and military rule. he will also stop in thailand and cambodia, where he will attend an east asia summit. this is the president's fourth trip to asia since he became president. >>> man wins over electronics. at least for now. human tolltakers get to keep their jobs a...
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president obama and congressional leaders are about to enter some intense negotiationings that looming -- negotiations, the looming deadline. economists say if the u.s. goes off the the so called fiscal cliff, it will increase the likelihood of another recession. lawmakers say they're willing to compromise. >> when you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other is avoid becoming brief and republicans should put revenue on the table. >> the big questions are whether republicans are open top some forms of tax increases and whether democrats will consider cuts to entitlement programs. >>> e elected officials including the governor and all the legislatures are getting their pay cut by 5%. for example, pay for the attorney general palilia harris is being cut to $143,000. that's a hundred thousand less than her replacement. but people don't run for office for the money. >> they're doing it because of a variety of factors, including the pursuit of power, the ambition to go to higher places and also of course hopefully public service that they want to give back
president obama and congressional leaders are about to enter some intense negotiationings that looming -- negotiations, the looming deadline. economists say if the u.s. goes off the the so called fiscal cliff, it will increase the likelihood of another recession. lawmakers say they're willing to compromise. >> when you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other is avoid becoming brief and republicans should put revenue on the table. >> the big...
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president obama says israel has the right to defend itself in tieland today. any effort to resolve the conflict -- today is the fifth day of attacks against gaza rocket operations. israeli strikes hit two media centers in gaza today, wounding six palestinian journalists. 53 palestinians, including militants have died since wednesday. today one rocket was fired at tel aviv and was intercept body iron dome missile defense system system. in indonesia, protesters marched to the embassy carrying flags. indonesia, a muslim relationship has no diplomatic relationships with asia. >> iran's official news agency says the one including a syrian government minister did not say whether any of the rebel or exile groups had taken part. there was a meeting last week where opposition groups formed a coalition. >> coming up, the middle east takes center teenage. it's going to be over the controversy of benghazi and susan rice's role in that. also the latest developments in the petraeus aarea. it's on face the nation right here on cbs 5. >>> okay. on a different front, the black
president obama says israel has the right to defend itself in tieland today. any effort to resolve the conflict -- today is the fifth day of attacks against gaza rocket operations. israeli strikes hit two media centers in gaza today, wounding six palestinian journalists. 53 palestinians, including militants have died since wednesday. today one rocket was fired at tel aviv and was intercept body iron dome missile defense system system. in indonesia, protesters marched to the embassy carrying...
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president obama and congressional leaders will get back to work this week trying to agree on a budget plan. if an agreement is the not reached by the end of the year, a series of tax increases and spending cuts will automatically kick in. lawmakers in both major parties say they're willing to compromise. >> when you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other is to avoid becoming brief and republicans should put revenue on the table. >> the big questions are weather republicans are open to some forms of tax increases and whether democrats will consider cuts o to entitlement programs. >> a san francisco couple challenge of the defensive marriage act may be one of several the u.s. supreme court considers this week. the justices will decide whether to hear an appeal from the defenders of the prop 8, the initiative banning gay marriage. they're expected to meet this week to decide which cases it will hear next we're. >>> time for health watch this morning, it's 6:19, it appears childhood injuries related to inflatable bouncers are on the ride. that's accordi
president obama and congressional leaders will get back to work this week trying to agree on a budget plan. if an agreement is the not reached by the end of the year, a series of tax increases and spending cuts will automatically kick in. lawmakers in both major parties say they're willing to compromise. >> when you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other is to avoid becoming brief and republicans should put revenue on the table. >> the big...
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. >> president obama accepts another term and once again promises america change. good afternoon, i'm frank mallicoat. as the president wins another four years in the white house, wall street is reacting not in a good way either. the dow is tanking today. jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com joins us now and is it all politics or is business at play as well, jason? >> reporter: we have a number of issues sinking the stock market today. it's one of the worst days for the market in 2012. there are election issues at play, as well. we have sectors that are under pressure from regulatory concerns, namely financial, also energy. but then i have healthcare sector doing well since romney won't be able to invalidate obamacare. there is the looming fiscal crisis and the partisanship that's prevailing up until this election, worries that congress and the white house won't be able to solve that looming fiscal crisis. but another big issue really sinking the market today is europe. we have a downgrade from the european union on growth prospects in europe for this year.
. >> president obama accepts another term and once again promises america change. good afternoon, i'm frank mallicoat. as the president wins another four years in the white house, wall street is reacting not in a good way either. the dow is tanking today. jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com joins us now and is it all politics or is business at play as well, jason? >> reporter: we have a number of issues sinking the stock market today. it's one of the worst days for the...
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today president obama and republican challenger mitt romney are launching a major campaign push for the final weekend. cate caugiran joins us now with the latest from the newsroom. good morning. >>> reporter: good morning. today's main focus is on ohio which a lot of analysts say could be the deciding state in the electoral vote. the president has three events in the buckeye state today while mitt romney has two. yesterday, the president resumed campaigning after spending several days overseeing the federal government's response to superstorm sandy along the eastern seaboard. he spoke about the disaster yesterday at a campaign stop in boulder, colorado. >> we have also been inspired these past few days because when disaster strikes, we see america at its best. the petty differences that consume us in normal times, they all seem to melt away. >> mitt romney also spoke about victims of the disaster at a campaign rally in virginia. >> i hope you'll keep them in your thoughts and prayers and if you have a few extra dollars, send them along to the american red cross or to the salvation army
today president obama and republican challenger mitt romney are launching a major campaign push for the final weekend. cate caugiran joins us now with the latest from the newsroom. good morning. >>> reporter: good morning. today's main focus is on ohio which a lot of analysts say could be the deciding state in the electoral vote. the president has three events in the buckeye state today while mitt romney has two. yesterday, the president resumed campaigning after spending several days...
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once a deal is closer president obama will take over the talks. so far independent senator joe lieberman is not encouraged. >> if we go over the cliff it's going to send the country back into recession. >> reporter: vice president joe biden stopped by a washington, d.c. costco thursday to help the white house's public campaign for a deal. >> consumer confidence is growing. the last thing we need to do is dash that now by being unable to extend middle class tax cuts. >> reporter: the vice president said if those tax cuts aren't extended, the average american family stands to lose $2,200 next year. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >>> talk about a power lunch. president obama and mitt romney met privately at the white house to have lunch. their first face-to-face meeting since the campaign debate. aides say the president wanted to discuss romney's ideas for making government run more smoothly. >> somebody with governor romney's experience clearly could have insight into how to maximize efficiency in an operation like the federal government
once a deal is closer president obama will take over the talks. so far independent senator joe lieberman is not encouraged. >> if we go over the cliff it's going to send the country back into recession. >> reporter: vice president joe biden stopped by a washington, d.c. costco thursday to help the white house's public campaign for a deal. >> consumer confidence is growing. the last thing we need to do is dash that now by being unable to extend middle class tax cuts. >>...
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332 for president obama, 206 for romney. >>> well, now that the election is over, both the president and the republicans addressed the issue of the so-called fiscal cliff. spending cuts and tax increases that will be triggered if it's not resolved by the end of the year. >> we can't just cut our way to prosperity. if we're serious about reducing the deficit, we have to combine spending cuts with revenue. and that means asking the wealthiest americans to pay a little more in taxes. that's how we did it when bill clinton was president and that's only way we can afford to invest in education and job training and manufacturing all the ingredients of a strong middle class and strong economy. >> instead of raising tax rates on the american people and accepting the damage it will do to the economy let's start to actually solve the problem. the tax reform. lowers tax rates. instead of accepting arbitrary cuts, that will endanger our national defense, let's get serious about shoring up the entitlement programs that are the primary drivers of our country's massive growing debt. >> both the pre
332 for president obama, 206 for romney. >>> well, now that the election is over, both the president and the republicans addressed the issue of the so-called fiscal cliff. spending cuts and tax increases that will be triggered if it's not resolved by the end of the year. >> we can't just cut our way to prosperity. if we're serious about reducing the deficit, we have to combine spending cuts with revenue. and that means asking the wealthiest americans to pay a little more in...
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. >>> nerves are rattled as americans keep a close eye on wall street and washington but president obama says we could avoid the fiscal cliff. i'm michelle griego. >> and the president addressed the nation, and quick action to keep all american taxes from going up on new year's day. >> cbs5 reporter cate cauguiran watched the address and is breaks it down. >> what does it really mean for everyone in california. >> reporter: there is a new report that shows the bay area's job market could grow faster than the state of california and the nation over the next two years, but our economic growth could go downhill with this looming fiscal cliff. >> right now, if congress fails to come to an agreement on an overall deficit reduction package by the end of the year, everybody's taxes will automatically go up on january 1 january 1st. everybody's. >> reporter: just hours ago the president warned lawmakers the deadline is approaching. economists say the fiscal cliff could throw the economy back into a recession. both republicans and democrats emphasize compromise. >> this is an opportunity for the
. >>> nerves are rattled as americans keep a close eye on wall street and washington but president obama says we could avoid the fiscal cliff. i'm michelle griego. >> and the president addressed the nation, and quick action to keep all american taxes from going up on new year's day. >> cbs5 reporter cate cauguiran watched the address and is breaks it down. >> what does it really mean for everyone in california. >> reporter: there is a new report that shows the...
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. >> president obama sitting down with congressional leaders today. mr. obama urged lawmakers to work together to keep taxes from going up for middle income americans. after the meeting, everyone seemed convinced they will find a solution. >> i believe that we can do this and avert the "fiscal cliff" that is right in front of us today. >> lawmakers have until the first of the year it come up with a budget plan. >>> -- to come up with a budget plan. >>> in a closed hearing on capitol hill, david petraeus testified about the terror attack in benghazi. cbs reporter danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: reporters weren't able to catch a good glimpse of former cia director david petraeus today but he told lawmakers that the initial talking points that came out of the report from benghazi, libya described that event as a terrorist attack and he wasn't sure how or when the account changed. former cia director david petraeus made his first public appearance since the sex scandal forced him to resign last week. he testified before congress about the terror att
. >> president obama sitting down with congressional leaders today. mr. obama urged lawmakers to work together to keep taxes from going up for middle income americans. after the meeting, everyone seemed convinced they will find a solution. >> i believe that we can do this and avert the "fiscal cliff" that is right in front of us today. >> lawmakers have until the first of the year it come up with a budget plan. >>> -- to come up with a budget plan....
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. >> reporter: president obama said the ambassador was presenting the intelligence information she was given, to challenge those who attacked ambassador rice. >> if senator mccain and graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. >> reporter: senator mccain accepted that offer. >> the president of the united states the commander-in-chief is the most responsible and i hope the president has no illusions about our view of his responsibility. >> reporter: mccain and graham want a watergate-style committee to investigate the benghazi attack. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> the military has suspended the security clearance for the woman at the center of the petreaus scandal. paula broadwell a former army intelligence officer who had high clearance. cbs news has learned the identity of the fbi agent who first brought the case to the bureau frederick humphries. he is a friend of florida socialite jill kelley. she went to him when she started getting harassing e- mails from broadwell. >>> 4:40 now. san francisco sheriff says the move to recall him from office
. >> reporter: president obama said the ambassador was presenting the intelligence information she was given, to challenge those who attacked ambassador rice. >> if senator mccain and graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. >> reporter: senator mccain accepted that offer. >> the president of the united states the commander-in-chief is the most responsible and i hope the president has no illusions about our view of his responsibility....
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and today president obama did his part by hitting an independent bookstore in virginia. the truth is though, small businesses need a lot more attention than just one day a year. but on this day, the mom and pop stores will get all the attention they can get. cbs 5 reporter don knapp has more on the big small saturday, don? >> reporter: yeah, you know in the big stores offer the spectacular discounts or allegedly spectacular discounts, small businesses feel like they're just outcompeted. they say they have to offer their customers something else. for them, it isn't all about the discount. between black friday, which the year got a head start with thanksgiving thursday sales and before cyber monday comes still another campaign to get customers into stores. small business saturday. why? >> it means a lot because these days we get lost in the shuffle to some degree especially with the online presence and so on. >> reporter: generally small businesses can't compete with big discounts. peter says there are other good reasons to shop at a small business. >> the people will come
and today president obama did his part by hitting an independent bookstore in virginia. the truth is though, small businesses need a lot more attention than just one day a year. but on this day, the mom and pop stores will get all the attention they can get. cbs 5 reporter don knapp has more on the big small saturday, don? >> reporter: yeah, you know in the big stores offer the spectacular discounts or allegedly spectacular discounts, small businesses feel like they're just outcompeted....
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ten years ago obama said you can get a working majority of those dependent off government. that working majority includes big business which funded tax increases in california and other segments. republicans need to do a far better job with candidates about how to grow the economy. they need to realize we are not the same elect rat we were 30 years ago. we need to do it today. mitt romney waited until the last minute to eelectrify the campaign on what he was going to do. democrats are in the game 365 days a year. republicans need it in today. >> you mentioned latino voters. how can you win these folks over with controversial topics focused on them like immigration? >> two things. coming in at the last minute with someone you barely know is hard to convince them. we need to change the way we deal with immigration. i'm one of the few republicans who talk about the fact the way we approach the border issue is punitive. what you are doing wrong at the border. when you approach latinos on border safety and boarder violence they take an interest in wanting to correct the issue. i
ten years ago obama said you can get a working majority of those dependent off government. that working majority includes big business which funded tax increases in california and other segments. republicans need to do a far better job with candidates about how to grow the economy. they need to realize we are not the same elect rat we were 30 years ago. we need to do it today. mitt romney waited until the last minute to eelectrify the campaign on what he was going to do. democrats are in the...
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president obama and mitt romney sit down for a little lunch. what may have been said behind closed doors. >> plus, what a police officer did with a new pair of boots that made him an internet sensation. >> and the manhattan just opened up about 10 minutes ago -- and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's check the numbers. so far not too good. coming up an update from kcbs moneywatch reporter jason brooks. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> he's been hyping the storm all week and he's living up to it. >> i was taking a shower by flashlight this morning. a lot of power outages around the bay area. we have seen tremendous amounts of rain overnight but the focus now is shifting further to the south. you can see in toward the san jose area, we have some heavier amounts of rain moving in that direction. if you are heading out the door right now, it's going to be moderate to heavy rain in along 237 along 87, as well. and also an urban and small stream flood advisory in the santa cruz mountains. so the rain continues on through dublin along
president obama and mitt romney sit down for a little lunch. what may have been said behind closed doors. >> plus, what a police officer did with a new pair of boots that made him an internet sensation. >> and the manhattan just opened up about 10 minutes ago -- and the market just opened up about 10 minutes ago. let's check the numbers. so far not too good. coming up an update from kcbs moneywatch reporter jason brooks. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> he's been hyping the...
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obama, republican challenger mitt romney will have a full slate of campaign events today. yesterday he was in florida, today he will stump for votes in virginia. >> they are back to work. 6:11. thousands of nurses getting ready to walk off the job. >> the impact of several bay area hospitals and how staff plan to keep up patient care. >> get your dancing shoes on. putting rhythm in p.e. bay area students learn to become swinging sensations. cbs 5's "cool school" of the week is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, beep-bop-boop-bop boop-beep. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. this strike... set to begint seven a-m... will involve 32-hundred nurses and severl >>> nurses are about to walk off the job at several bay area hospitals at 7 a.m. it will involve 3200 nurses and hundreds of respiratory, x-ray and other technicians. it will affect several bay area sutter healthcare hospital. some experts say these nurses are in a powerful position because of an industry that's growing in a bad economy. >> unlike certain other a
obama, republican challenger mitt romney will have a full slate of campaign events today. yesterday he was in florida, today he will stump for votes in virginia. >> they are back to work. 6:11. thousands of nurses getting ready to walk off the job. >> the impact of several bay area hospitals and how staff plan to keep up patient care. >> get your dancing shoes on. putting rhythm in p.e. bay area students learn to become swinging sensations. cbs 5's "cool school" of...
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president obama got 303 at least. >> all right. bigad shaban live in chicago, thank you. >>> here's a look at that electoral vote total where the president has the 303 to 206 edge. 270 electoral votes are needed to win and here's the map of all the states. re thumb once again is florida... where the vote still too call. the esident has a slender 46 th vote lead there. joinin e yellow is florida where the vote is still at least to call. the president has a slender 46,000 vote lead down there but it just doesn't matter. >>> joining us now for insight, cbs 5 political analyst joe tuman. >> let's talk about the things that do matter. >> exactly. >> we have talked a lot about you're not surprised about the outcome. what's next for mr. romney? >> you know, when you have run in this case twice for president and lost, the old adage is when you run for the same office twice, you're done. there's nothing higher in politics except the presidency. so unless governor romney intends to pull a governor brown and run for the mayor of massachusetts
president obama got 303 at least. >> all right. bigad shaban live in chicago, thank you. >>> here's a look at that electoral vote total where the president has the 303 to 206 edge. 270 electoral votes are needed to win and here's the map of all the states. re thumb once again is florida... where the vote still too call. the esident has a slender 46 th vote lead there. joinin e yellow is florida where the vote is still at least to call. the president has a slender 46,000 vote lead...
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. >>> president obama will have lunch in a couple of hours with mitt romney. it will be the first time the two have met face to face since their final debate shortly before this month's election. the event at the white house will be private. no aides will be present. no media will be allowed. it would be fun to be there. >> no kidding and that "fiscal cliff" i'm sure is going to come up. >>> a new york city nanny pleads not guilty to charges that she killed two children. yoselyn ortega is accused of stabbing a 6-year-old girl and a 2-year-old boy who were in her care. she also stabbed herself and is still in the hospital. police say the mother returned home last month and found her children dead. >>> two bp rig supervisors and a former bp executive pled not guilty to criminal charges in the deadly deepwater horizon rig explosion from 2010. the supervisors are charged with manslaughter in the deaths of 11 rig workers. the former executive is charged separately with concealing information from congress about the amount of oil leaking from the well in the gulf of
. >>> president obama will have lunch in a couple of hours with mitt romney. it will be the first time the two have met face to face since their final debate shortly before this month's election. the event at the white house will be private. no aides will be present. no media will be allowed. it would be fun to be there. >> no kidding and that "fiscal cliff" i'm sure is going to come up. >>> a new york city nanny pleads not guilty to charges that she killed two...
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president obama is set to meet with congressional leaders again today to discuss how to prevent the united states from falling off the "fiscal cliff." that's the series of tax increases and spending cuts that would kick in january 1 if the house and senate can't come up with a budget agreement before then. now, the main issue dividing democrats and republicans as usual is whether the wealthiest americans should pay a bigger share of the taxes. >>> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says tight bank lending may be holding back the u.s. economy. he told a financial summit in atlanta a lot of qualified borrowers are unable to get loans or buy homes right now. the fed has been trying to help the housing market through its bond buy-back program and low interest rates. >>> a new record for red ink at the u.s. postal service. it lost $16 billion in its latest fiscal year nearly $11 billion more than the previous year. the struggling agency has been urging congress to let it cut delivery service from six days to five and reduce required annual payments for future retiree health benefits. >>> ame
president obama is set to meet with congressional leaders again today to discuss how to prevent the united states from falling off the "fiscal cliff." that's the series of tax increases and spending cuts that would kick in january 1 if the house and senate can't come up with a budget agreement before then. now, the main issue dividing democrats and republicans as usual is whether the wealthiest americans should pay a bigger share of the taxes. >>> federal reserve chairman ben...
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obama set to deliver a speech later this morning. if congressional democrats and the republicans don't reach a budget deal by year's end the bush-era tax cuts will expire and deep across-the-board cuts will kick in. vice president joe biden and others in washington are expressing confidence it can be avoided. >> we're not going over the cliff. we're determined not to go over the cliff. i think better heads will prevail. >> let's hope so. the congressional budget office predicts the "fiscal cliff" would send the unemployment rate skyrocketing above 9% next year. >>> time now is 5:11. forget black friday. which retailers want to get you in the door on thanksgiving. >> plus, creepy or totally natural? the breast-feeding babydol that has some parents outraged. coming up. ,, drivers off guard today. cbs reporter sean bennett in nyack with the conditions rt now. mick hodges tow truck driver "and they let a bunch of cas through without any chains d then it started sn here's all thes >>> snowstorm in the sierra caught drivers off guard. we s
obama set to deliver a speech later this morning. if congressional democrats and the republicans don't reach a budget deal by year's end the bush-era tax cuts will expire and deep across-the-board cuts will kick in. vice president joe biden and others in washington are expressing confidence it can be avoided. >> we're not going over the cliff. we're determined not to go over the cliff. i think better heads will prevail. >> let's hope so. the congressional budget office predicts the...
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and... -- [ applause ] >> a rare emotional moment for president obama. he was thanking his campaign staff in chicago yesterday when he got a little choked up. i mean, you can imagine, they spent so much time -- >> and it was supposed to be so close. to win four more years and his last election. >> now we turn to cbs 5 political insider phil matier who is with former mayor willie brown. >> mr. mayor, you're no stranger to elections. what's the it like the day after a big emotional win? >> you have a problem when now it's all over the last time you will be on the stage, et cetera, and now how difficult it was to win it this time. you know how the doubters were out there. you know how much confidence you already had all -- you didn't have. and you just become, you know, a different guy. >> how long does it last? he has four years to go. >> i know. he will find his legs this morning, though. he will be back on his job. he will be confronting the guy who literally has more color than he has, john boehner. >> it is something, you have this big pressure, this g
and... -- [ applause ] >> a rare emotional moment for president obama. he was thanking his campaign staff in chicago yesterday when he got a little choked up. i mean, you can imagine, they spent so much time -- >> and it was supposed to be so close. to win four more years and his last election. >> now we turn to cbs 5 political insider phil matier who is with former mayor willie brown. >> mr. mayor, you're no stranger to elections. what's the it like the day after a big...
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. >>> reporter: president obama visited new jersey to see firsthand the damage from super storm sandy. >> good job. >> reporter: the president and governor chris christie flew in marine one to see the devastation from above. what they saw were homes destroyed and streets still under water. president obama promised the government will do whatever it can to help storm victims. >> we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you rebuild. >> reporter: not far away, the search for trapped or missing people on staten island continues. nypd rescued six people from rooftops on wednesday. there are signs that life is returning to normal in new york city. all three airports are open as of today, as is the new york stock exchange and broadway shows. but problems still persist. traffic in the city is nothing short of a nightmare. without public transportation wednesday, manhattan streets were clogged with people trying to get back to work. subway and train service is starting up today on a limited basis and governor andrew cuomo has suspended fees through friday. >
. >>> reporter: president obama visited new jersey to see firsthand the damage from super storm sandy. >> good job. >> reporter: the president and governor chris christie flew in marine one to see the devastation from above. what they saw were homes destroyed and streets still under water. president obama promised the government will do whatever it can to help storm victims. >> we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you rebuild....
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a fremont feline has picked barack obama to win the election. >> the cat called mr. nuts is known for his ability to predict outcomes in strange fashion in his litter box. >> why not. >> when faced with two options of boxes, romney on the right, obama on the left, mr. nuts chose to do his business on the right. it's his stamp of disapproval for the republican hopeful. mr. nuts has a short history of picking losers. owners say he foresaw the defeat of the steelers in super bowl xlv and the new england patriots the following year. >> which of course gives this cat incredible credibility. >> i would think the one he didn't do his business in would be the winner. >>> 5:56. next half hour coming up thieves snatching mail out of people's boxes. the bay area crime spree is caught on camera. >>> traffic jams, gas lines and desperate commuters. how tempers are flaring in the aftermath of superstorm sandy. >>> an angry bicyclist beats a muni agent and police are trying to track him down. we have the security video for you next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> your realtime captioner: li
a fremont feline has picked barack obama to win the election. >> the cat called mr. nuts is known for his ability to predict outcomes in strange fashion in his litter box. >> why not. >> when faced with two options of boxes, romney on the right, obama on the left, mr. nuts chose to do his business on the right. it's his stamp of disapproval for the republican hopeful. mr. nuts has a short history of picking losers. owners say he foresaw the defeat of the steelers in super bowl...
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. >>> with 33 days left to the "fiscal cliff" deadline, president obama sent his treasury secretary to capitol hill to negotiate with congressional leaders and it didn't appear to go well. >> i got to tell you, i'm disappointed in where we are and disappointed in what's happened over the last couple of weeks. but going over the "fiscal cliff" is serious business. and i'm here seriously trying to resolve it. i would hope the white house would get serious, as well. >> house speaker john boehner came out of the meeting declaring himself disappointed with the white house's proposals. he says democrats have failed to offer a specific plan for cutting spending. and sources who have been in on the talks for months say even though in public the deal seems like it won't happen, in private it is starting to take shape. here's some of the details they have given politico.com. taxes will go up about $1.2 trillion, entitlement programs mainly medicare will be cut by no less than $400 billion. there will be at least $1.2 trillion in spending cuts and war cuts. >>> another point in the "fiscal cliff"
. >>> with 33 days left to the "fiscal cliff" deadline, president obama sent his treasury secretary to capitol hill to negotiate with congressional leaders and it didn't appear to go well. >> i got to tell you, i'm disappointed in where we are and disappointed in what's happened over the last couple of weeks. but going over the "fiscal cliff" is serious business. and i'm here seriously trying to resolve it. i would hope the white house would get serious, as...
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his wife works in the obama administration's consumer financial protection bureau. the couple has a daughter and a son. and president obama says he is confident that the cia will continue to thrive and carry out its essential mission. allen, quite a shock here tonight. >> tara, history has shown in washington is not always a career ender. is there any indication or reason why in this case it ended so abruptly with the general's resignation. >> reporter: not specifically. but there certainly is a lot of speculation. for one thing, an extramarital affair is considered a security breach and a counterintelligence threat. there's also the theory that it might give the impression to his peers in the military that it's okay to have an affair and then also allen tonight, there's a lot of speculation about the timing of this announcement just three days after the election. also, one more thing. a lot of people wonder if he was such an honorable man, is this a question of honor in his mind? >> i see. tara mergener, thank you. >>> the other big story in washington, the politic
his wife works in the obama administration's consumer financial protection bureau. the couple has a daughter and a son. and president obama says he is confident that the cia will continue to thrive and carry out its essential mission. allen, quite a shock here tonight. >> tara, history has shown in washington is not always a career ender. is there any indication or reason why in this case it ended so abruptly with the general's resignation. >> reporter: not specifically. but there...
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obama won by 20, 53% of the vote. even the parents were learning because the young boy randall who played mr. romney apparently both his parents are democrats. and i said, did you sway your folks? he goes no, i didn't. but we all got to learn together about the republicans side and what's important. >> it's great to learn that early and not issues. >> yeah. kindergartners learning, as well. >>> submit your nomination for "cool school" to our website, cbssf.com/coolschool and michelle or i will come and feature school on the show. we'll be right back. so stay right there. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, there's a place, a dark place, we go. an uncharacteristically negative place for such a positive company... place... we go... when we describe our yogurt. tillamook yogurt has no high fructose corn syrup. no artificial sweeteners. no artificial colors and no artificial flavors. that's no, no, no and... no. of course, sometimes no is a good thing. playoffs have come to a screeching halt for the sane earthquakes. the los angeles galaxy p
obama won by 20, 53% of the vote. even the parents were learning because the young boy randall who played mr. romney apparently both his parents are democrats. and i said, did you sway your folks? he goes no, i didn't. but we all got to learn together about the republicans side and what's important. >> it's great to learn that early and not issues. >> yeah. kindergartners learning, as well. >>> submit your nomination for "cool school" to our website,...
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aides say president obama does not plan to offer governor romney a role in the obama administration. but people we talked to are hopeful the friendly meeting will inspire republicans and democrats to come together on capitol hill. >> think it's a logical move by both governor romney and the president to get together see if we can solve a lot of the problems that we need to solve in this country. >> reporter: romney left the white house without talking to the media. since the election he stayed out of the public eye spending most of his time in his southern california home. he is not expected to return to politics anytime soon. tara mergener for cbs news, the white house. >>> and we're told on the menu, i don't know if it was leftovers but they had turkey for lunch. >>> vice president joe biden took a little time out to do some shopping today. large entourage and the press as he attended the grand opening of washington's first costco store. tried some of the food samples, got to did that. bought some children's books. bought a big-screen tv. that's 32." but fire logs, that's what he s
aides say president obama does not plan to offer governor romney a role in the obama administration. but people we talked to are hopeful the friendly meeting will inspire republicans and democrats to come together on capitol hill. >> think it's a logical move by both governor romney and the president to get together see if we can solve a lot of the problems that we need to solve in this country. >> reporter: romney left the white house without talking to the media. since the...
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that means 29 more electoral volts -- votes for president barack obama. it was a razor thin margin. out of about 4.4 million votes cast the difference was just 74,000 votes. and that's less than 1 percentage point and it brings the president to 332 electoral votes to romney's 206. >>> the scandal that brought down cia director david petraeus allegedly started with harassing e-mails sent by his biographer and mistress paula broadwell to another woman. an official said the fbi investigated the e-mails and uncovered the relationship. they were concerned petraeus' computer was compromised. the observers say he resigned because he believed this was the right thing to do. >> i think there was probably a calculus on the part of the director's you know math here to say this will come out, some way, some time. not a time under my control and i've got thousands of employees who i hold to one standard and when it does come out they're going to say, why isn't this the standard the office was held to? >> members of the house intelligence committee say they'll meet with the fbi to find out more a
that means 29 more electoral volts -- votes for president barack obama. it was a razor thin margin. out of about 4.4 million votes cast the difference was just 74,000 votes. and that's less than 1 percentage point and it brings the president to 332 electoral votes to romney's 206. >>> the scandal that brought down cia director david petraeus allegedly started with harassing e-mails sent by his biographer and mistress paula broadwell to another woman. an official said the fbi...
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president obama appeared in chicago to claim victory. he calls for reconciliation and a divisive election. he told supporters the best is yet to come. and cbs reporter bigad shaban joins us from chicago where the president, of course, is celebrating at the end of a campaign that lasted nearly two years and cost some $2 billion. bigad. >> reporter: good morning. here's where the president took the stage at half past midnight in his hometown of chicago. he was greeted by a crowd of cheering supporters but one of the first few things he said during his half hour or so speech is that he wanted to congratulate governor romney and paul ryan on what he described as a hard-fought campaign. in fact, later he said, we may battle fiercely but it's because we love this country deeply. >>> reporter: the president's family joined him on stage to celebrate four more years in the white house. cheers ] >> you voted for action, not politics as usual. [ applause and cheers ] >> you elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours. >> reporter: the president won
president obama appeared in chicago to claim victory. he calls for reconciliation and a divisive election. he told supporters the best is yet to come. and cbs reporter bigad shaban joins us from chicago where the president, of course, is celebrating at the end of a campaign that lasted nearly two years and cost some $2 billion. bigad. >> reporter: good morning. here's where the president took the stage at half past midnight in his hometown of chicago. he was greeted by a crowd of cheering...
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president obama and mitt romney will be in the battleground state of ohio. political analysts say this could be the state to decide the electoral vote. again, this report is the last one to come out before election day. one that each candidate will definitely use for their advantage. while experts don't believe it will have a big impact on swing voters, we don't know if it will affect the stock market. >> thank you. >>> the death toll keeps getting higher in the 10 states devastated by superstorm sandy. at least 92 people have been killed by the storm that struck sunday. on new york's staten island, searchers found the bodies of two young children who were swept from their mother's arms. also, in new york, a man was arrested for pulling a gun when he tried to cut into a gas line. cbs reporter randall pinkston joins us from the jersey shore with the problems people there are facing. >> reporter: that gun pulling stunt puts you on edge em if you are in a gas line like many of us are. you know, every day the public officials hold news conferences to talk about
president obama and mitt romney will be in the battleground state of ohio. political analysts say this could be the state to decide the electoral vote. again, this report is the last one to come out before election day. one that each candidate will definitely use for their advantage. while experts don't believe it will have a big impact on swing voters, we don't know if it will affect the stock market. >> thank you. >>> the death toll keeps getting higher in the 10 states...
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. >> president obama defends the u.n. ambassador to the u.n. he says he has determined whether he will nominate her for secretary of state. >>> the woman at the center of the petraeus scandal has had her security removed. she had high clearance. cbs news has learned the identity of the fbi agent who first brought the case to the bureau. frederick humphries is a friend of florida socialite jill kelley. she went to him when she started getting e-mails from paula broadwell. >>> three people are reportedly dead after a rocket attack on southern israel from the gaza strip. the attack comes after israel l a military operation this week on gaza which is governed by the palestinian militant group hamas. it began after previously rocket attacks on israel. palestinian officials say president mahmoud abbas has cut short a trip to europe to deal with the crisis. >>> two women home alone in marin county managed to fight off an armed prowler. officers say the suspect may have stab wounds in his chest. according to police, he broke into a san rafael apartment
. >> president obama defends the u.n. ambassador to the u.n. he says he has determined whether he will nominate her for secretary of state. >>> the woman at the center of the petraeus scandal has had her security removed. she had high clearance. cbs news has learned the identity of the fbi agent who first brought the case to the bureau. frederick humphries is a friend of florida socialite jill kelley. she went to him when she started getting e-mails from paula broadwell....
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. >> reporter: the white house says president obama still trusts general allen. >> he has faith in general allen, believes he is doing and has done an excellent job. >> reporter: general joseph dunford will replace general allen in afghanistan as soon as he is confirmed. the president holding a press conference at the white house in about 4.5 hours. he will most definitely face questions about the scandal including his plans for his national security team going forward. also when the white house and when he first got wind of this scandal. >> no kidding. you mentioned the president. what about the time of the scandal? it's a tough time for the president dealing with questions about the cliff and benghazi. >> reporter: lots of challenges overseas. now he has a distracted afghanistan commander. he has no permanent cia director and all of these international challenges including benghazi and including iraq and afghanistan. >> all right. well, live in washington, susan mcginnis, thank you. >>> and jill kelley has been calling police to complain about reporters and others who have lined up outsi
. >> reporter: the white house says president obama still trusts general allen. >> he has faith in general allen, believes he is doing and has done an excellent job. >> reporter: general joseph dunford will replace general allen in afghanistan as soon as he is confirmed. the president holding a press conference at the white house in about 4.5 hours. he will most definitely face questions about the scandal including his plans for his national security team going forward. also...
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the nasdaq finished 20 points higher. >>> and president obama presented his plan to avoid the "fiscal cliff" to members of congress. the $4trillion plan includes $1.6 trillion in new taxes on upper income americans. $400billion in cuts to medicare and other entitlement programs. $50billion in stimulus spending and the end of congressional control over the debt ceiling. both sides remain at a standoff over the issue of raising taxes on higher income earners. but the president said he will not sign any bill that does not include higher taxes for top earners. the white house is calling this proposal an opening bid but house speaker john boehner says no real progress is being made to reach a deal. could be an interesting day for us on wall street. >> i guess. they have a month to figure that out. in the meantime though there's a secret santa. i guess santa decide to do a little early work in the tri- state area, right? >> reporter: that's right. a so-called secret santa is giving away $100,000 in $100 bills to victims of superstorm sandy. a missouri man declined to reveal his name but he
the nasdaq finished 20 points higher. >>> and president obama presented his plan to avoid the "fiscal cliff" to members of congress. the $4trillion plan includes $1.6 trillion in new taxes on upper income americans. $400billion in cuts to medicare and other entitlement programs. $50billion in stimulus spending and the end of congressional control over the debt ceiling. both sides remain at a standoff over the issue of raising taxes on higher income earners. but the president...
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president obama is the winner in florida. nearly 100% of the votes have been counted now. the secretary of state's office says the president has 74,000 votes more than mitt romney. and that's about 50% of the florida vote to romney's 49.1%. so that means the pot won eight -- president won eight of the nine swing states, romney only took one north carolina. the final tally 332 for president obama and 206 for romney for electoral votes. >>> new details tonight about the scandal that brought down cia director david petraeus. cbs reporter bob orr on the fbi's investigation. >> reporter: sources say cia director david petraeus was never the target of an fbi investigation. but when his name surfaced in another probe, agents became concerned that petraeus or his e-mail accounts may have been compromised. it all began a few months ago when a female acquaintance of the cia director received a series of harassing e-mails. which apparently referenced petraeus. the woman who sources say is not a government official notified the fbi. federal agents quickly traced those e-mails back to
president obama is the winner in florida. nearly 100% of the votes have been counted now. the secretary of state's office says the president has 74,000 votes more than mitt romney. and that's about 50% of the florida vote to romney's 49.1%. so that means the pot won eight -- president won eight of the nine swing states, romney only took one north carolina. the final tally 332 for president obama and 206 for romney for electoral votes. >>> new details tonight about the scandal that...
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>> obama, romney! >> reporter: san mateo's saint gregory school has gone political. they held their own town hall meeting to get the inside scoop on all things presidential. >> i'm barack obama today. >> reporter: it's the real deal complete with signage, balloons, even a little romney gray hair. and at 300-plus question-happy electorate who weren't shy about grilling the candidates. >> what are you planning to do about the cuts in funding to schools and colleges? >> reporter: questions on education to healthcare, this political pair of 8th graders held their own and added a little personal touch. >> i would like to promote more school work to the kids not like adding homework but just doing more in the classroom. >> what is your plan for homeless people in america? >> if you give a man a fish, he can eat for a day. but if you teach a man to fishings he will be fed for a lifetime. >> i just think there is more learning when you take the time do something like this than we could ever teach in the classroom and with books. >> don't forget to vote. >> once they are [ in
>> obama, romney! >> reporter: san mateo's saint gregory school has gone political. they held their own town hall meeting to get the inside scoop on all things presidential. >> i'm barack obama today. >> reporter: it's the real deal complete with signage, balloons, even a little romney gray hair. and at 300-plus question-happy electorate who weren't shy about grilling the candidates. >> what are you planning to do about the cuts in funding to schools and colleges?...
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. >>> president obama will speak with reporters. he plans to discuss the deadline for democratic and republican leaders to reach a budget deal that addresses the nation's debt. today he will talk to labor leaders including members of general electric, walmart and ford. >>> thea pharmacy in massachusetts distributed silicon injections that have been linked to the outbreak of fungal meningitis that killed 32 people in the country. lawmakers want to find out who knew what about the outbreak and when. >>> this morning, millions of toyota cars are being recalled around the world including 670,000 right here in the u.s. the recall involves the prius and other models produced since the year 2000. there's a defect in the steering shaft that could cause steering problems. and 630,000 cars are being recalled for water pump problems. >>> artifacts were stolen from the oakland museum monday night. security guards watched the heist happen from surveillance video and following protocol called police but not before the burglars took off. it may ha
. >>> president obama will speak with reporters. he plans to discuss the deadline for democratic and republican leaders to reach a budget deal that addresses the nation's debt. today he will talk to labor leaders including members of general electric, walmart and ford. >>> thea pharmacy in massachusetts distributed silicon injections that have been linked to the outbreak of fungal meningitis that killed 32 people in the country. lawmakers want to find out who knew what about...
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barack obama has the tiniest of leads. what you saw in that focus group is a lot of anger, a lot of frustration and a desire for this election to be over with. >> you are saying, frank, if the vote was at this moment, you believe what? >> if the vote is at this moment, i believe mitt romney wins the popular vote by the tiniest of margins and i believe barack obama wins the electoral college. >> i mean in ohio. >> the vote right now, obama has got about a one, 1.5 point lead, within the margin of error. close enough that romney can close in the last 96 hours. that's why the rally,, >>> millions of >>> millions of sandy's victim still have no electricity. so what do they do with all that food in the refrigerator. we'll show you what to keep and what to toss coming up next on "cbs this morning." "cbs this morning." with no added sugar, just one glass equals two servings of fruit. very fruit-tritious. or, try ocean spray light 50, with just 50 calories, a full serving of fruit and no added sugar. with tasty flavors like cranbe
barack obama has the tiniest of leads. what you saw in that focus group is a lot of anger, a lot of frustration and a desire for this election to be over with. >> you are saying, frank, if the vote was at this moment, you believe what? >> if the vote is at this moment, i believe mitt romney wins the popular vote by the tiniest of margins and i believe barack obama wins the electoral college. >> i mean in ohio. >> the vote right now, obama has got about a one, 1.5 point...
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. >>> in the last hour, president obama made his first public comments from the white house. he said that the most vulnerable americans must not bear the burden in reducing the deficit. >> and the president is ready to compromise, and he has called the congressional leaders to the white house next week to talk about the ticking fiscal time bomb. but one thing that has not changed, the republicans and democrats can look at the same report and come up with different conclusions. he said that it would push the unemployment by 9%. in his speech this morning, president obama maintains that tax increases of people earning more than $200,000 a year are part of the solution. >> the most hurtful consequences of the fiscal clip come from increasing tax rates. ernst and young raising the top rates would destroy -- >> i'm not going to ask students and seniors and middle class families to pay down the entire deficit, where people like me, making over $250,000, are not asked to pay a dime more taxes. >> you saw house speaker, john boehner, there and he called the taxes a job killer. >> hur
. >>> in the last hour, president obama made his first public comments from the white house. he said that the most vulnerable americans must not bear the burden in reducing the deficit. >> and the president is ready to compromise, and he has called the congressional leaders to the white house next week to talk about the ticking fiscal time bomb. but one thing that has not changed, the republicans and democrats can look at the same report and come up with different conclusions. he...
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it's $600,000 by the time obama takes it. i'm a game 7 world series loser. i played in the biggest games in the world and the worst games in the world. but this just sucks. >> wow. >> how does really feel? >> that tells you everything about jeff kent. he was so competitive on the field, didn't matter what he did. he wanted to win. he wanted to win that game. now he's out. >> but you know what? it's only 600 grand. but what is that? i mean -- >> i'll take it. >> yeah. >> hello? >> jeff, get some perspective. >> it's not about the money. he wants to win. >> yeah. whatever. >> blaming obama for his troubles. >> and that is a more waaahh. >> should have had we call the wambulance? [ laughter ] >> what's the matter, paul? [ laughter ] captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com ,,,, [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow, you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah blah blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no. we had to watch movies in the d
it's $600,000 by the time obama takes it. i'm a game 7 world series loser. i played in the biggest games in the world and the worst games in the world. but this just sucks. >> wow. >> how does really feel? >> that tells you everything about jeff kent. he was so competitive on the field, didn't matter what he did. he wanted to win. he wanted to win that game. now he's out. >> but you know what? it's only 600 grand. but what is that? i mean -- >> i'll take it....
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first lady michelle obama invited military families today for a tour of those decorations. >> with that the rockefeller center christmas tree in new york city is all lit up. the 80-foot norway spruce came from new jersey and it was decorated with more than 30,000 multicolored lights. it's such a beautiful sight. >> have you been there before? yeah. >>> i have never seen the tree. >> gorgeous. >>> this would have been nice. a powerball dream come true. two tickets were picked all the right numbers in the biggest jackpot ever. ticketholders will split $588 million. 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and a power number of 6 were the numbers. one winner is in arizona, one in missouri. the odds of winning last night's jackpot one in 175 million. you're more likely to be elected president or hitting two consecutive holes in one. probably both at the same time. [ laughter ] >> no kidding. >>> the jackpot triggered a ticket buying spree but not here in california. the lottery commission is meeting trying to hammer that would allow the golden state join the big party. the 42 states that all take part in the powe
first lady michelle obama invited military families today for a tour of those decorations. >> with that the rockefeller center christmas tree in new york city is all lit up. the 80-foot norway spruce came from new jersey and it was decorated with more than 30,000 multicolored lights. it's such a beautiful sight. >> have you been there before? yeah. >>> i have never seen the tree. >> gorgeous. >>> this would have been nice. a powerball dream come true. two...
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. >>> president obama and congressional leaders are ready to meet today to talk about how to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff." the series of tax increases and spending cuts that would kick in january 1 if the house and senate can't come up with a budget agreement. the main issue dividing democrats and republicans is whether the wealthiest americans should pay a bigger share of taxes. >>> family in fresno says their infant's cry alerted them to a fire in the home. >> a two alarm fire ripping through a house early yesterday. eight people living inside all able to get out safely. the cries of an infant woke up 22-year-old christina stewart, who then noticed popping sound and her boyfriend went to check it. >> i go into the other room and i rush in real quick. i just catch a faceful of black chemical smoke. everything in that room was just burning. >> the boyfriend yelled, woke up the other five people sleeping in the home. investigators say fire likely started with the electrical wiring in the walls. so all that crying sometimes can be a good thing. >> no kidding especially if they don'
. >>> president obama and congressional leaders are ready to meet today to talk about how to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff." the series of tax increases and spending cuts that would kick in january 1 if the house and senate can't come up with a budget agreement. the main issue dividing democrats and republicans is whether the wealthiest americans should pay a bigger share of taxes. >>> family in fresno says their infant's cry alerted them to a fire in the home....
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that is the subject of president barack obama's news conference saying he was willing to corps compromise but w.republican buzz says will not sign a budget that included only spending cuts. with the bitter election over, both sides seem ready, however to, find common ground. >> not wedded to every detail of my plan. i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. >> i don't want to box myself in or anyone else in. i think that it's important to come to an agreement with the president. this is his opportunity to lead. >> president ob yumma scheduled to begin negotiations on a federal budget deal. the talk of taf f taxes was a bitter pill forg]!mp investors o swallow. stocks dove then recovered to finish flat today. dow jones gained four points. stock market lost 2% of the value this week. >> right now, in san jose, people still signing up for free holiday food from sake kret kred hard community service. 2000 families started lining up in the rain lastíxÑ night. >> not too good. >> she is describing what holidayings would be like in her house. she is weight around the corner from the fron
that is the subject of president barack obama's news conference saying he was willing to corps compromise but w.republican buzz says will not sign a budget that included only spending cuts. with the bitter election over, both sides seem ready, however to, find common ground. >> not wedded to every detail of my plan. i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. >> i don't want to box myself in or anyone else in. i think that it's important to come to an agreement with the...
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. >>> president obama sent two top economic advisors to capitol hill today. the white house and congressional leaders are trying to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax hikes that take effect if congress does not take action to stop them. going over the fiscal cliff could trigger a recession, some say. >>> mitt romney was at the white house earlier today for a lunch meeting with president obama. his invitation keeps the promise he made when he declared victory on election night to talk with the gop candidate about areas where they have common interests. the two were to talk over lunch in the white house private dining room. the president's press secretary said the president didn't have any particular agenda, and it was closed to the media. >>> out of service. we were hear when police tested this emergency phone. we'll show you what happened and tell you why this phone is just part of a larger problem. >>> more specifics on when the next storm arrives in your neighborhood and how much rain it will bring. >>> as the dump truck continued forward, it hit nine ot
. >>> president obama sent two top economic advisors to capitol hill today. the white house and congressional leaders are trying to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax hikes that take effect if congress does not take action to stop them. going over the fiscal cliff could trigger a recession, some say. >>> mitt romney was at the white house earlier today for a lunch meeting with president obama. his invitation keeps the promise he made when he declared victory on election...